As reported by Buffalo Business First: “Wednesday is the last day for smokers to light up at Canadian casinos, then business could light up on this side of the U.S.-Canada border. “That’s what The Seneca Nation of Indians is hoping for when a smoking ban goes into effect at Canadian gaming establishments June 1st. “The […]
Monthly Archives: June 2006
As reported by the Stabroek News: “A philanthropic US based Guyanese who won $1.8 Million US dollars at the poker table has put some of his fortune to good use. Real Estate operator Anand ‘Victor’ Ramdin, who does business out of the Bronx, New York, won the sum at three recent poker tournaments. “Now, he […]
Harrah’s Entertainment Chairman and Chief Executive Gary Loveman says he is getting pretty excited about his company’s planned transformation of the center Strip. After meeting Loveman last week in his offices at Caesars Palace, it is clear the professorial executive believes the project will stand apart from some of the other big developments that are […]
Two casinos in Clark County have agreed to pay fines for violating state gaming regulations – one for permitting a 6-year-old girl to take part in a casino drawing and the other for accounting discrepancies. In a proposed settlement with the state Gaming Control Board, Terrible’s Hotel on Paradise Road agreed to pay a $10,000 […]
Just as the biggest gaming companies grew through consolidation last year, executive pay packages also fattened, reflecting larger responsibilities and record corporate profits. As they have in the past, casino bosses topped the list of the highest-paid executives in Las Vegas in 2005. The Sun’s sister publication, In Business Las Vegas, compiled the list, using […]
As reported by New Zealand Stuff: “An agreed $A1.7 billion ($NZ2.05 billion) bid by Australia’s biggest lottery operator, Tattersall’s Ltd, for second-ranked wagering group UNiTAB Ltd is fair and reasonable, according to an independent expert’s report. “The report by Deloitte Corporate Finance comes after Australia’s competition watchdog last week cleared the way for the bid […]